Abelardo De La Espriella, the Populist Who Wants to Emulate Milei and Bukele in Colombia

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In Puerres, Nariño, in the south of Colombia, a village of agricultural and indigenous tradition, very close to the border with Ecuador, the voice of Abelardo Gabriel de la Espriella Otero sounds in the main square of the town. The Tigre, as it is called and promoted with a roaring his campaign jingle, repeats in a recording that he is part of those who have never stolen money from the State, of those who have not done politicking nor betrayed t…